Can't remove HOTOFFERS 1

[bygeek]

This thing is driving me nuts!! It's a hijacker and popup generator that won't die. Here's what I've tried:

SpyBot Ad-Aware Sysclean MS AntiSpyware SpySweeper CWS HJT

Spent all afternoon on it and no closer to removing it. Does anyone know how before I format & reinstall?

 

[crow053]

You may want to try "Hijack This" and post results at their site, or at Castle Cops. use google

 

[xit]

Start in safe mode and run all of your programs, sometimes this will help greatly.

xit

 

[bygeek]

HJT = HijackThis. I already ran it, in safe mode. It only has 1 related entry and everytime you remove it, it comes right back.

 

[diogenes10]

This might help you find the problem files:

http://www.mwti.net/antivirus/mwav.asp

Pocket killbox can help you delete them.


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It's 10 O'Clock ( somewhere! ).
Are your registry and data backed up?

 

[carrr]

I'd usually rather stick a fork in my eye than consider such, but this fix can be found at several reputable sites:

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread19959.html

Tired of waiting for an answer? Try asking better questions. See: faq222-2244

 

[bygeek]

Diogenes10, thanks for the tip. That's a great tool. I paid the $9.95 and had it remove what it could, since I didn't feel like pasting 80 individual files into Killbox. Ran the scan again at reboot and it found 6 files it could not kill, but at least now I knew what they were. So I rebooted with BartPE and deleted them. Voila, no more problems. A star for you.

Carr, I had tried the removal from their website, but when I tried to download the file, my Panda Antivirus identified it as a virus, so I decided not to download it.

As always, thanks to all for the suggestions.

 

[crow053]

bygeek, sorry I missed HJT, wasnt paying attention
But again, have someone else read the log if you haven't done so, you never know.